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| Born | Mahmoud el-Meliguy December 22, 1910  Cairo, Egypt |
| Died | 6 June 1983 (aged 72) Cairo, Egypt |
| Spouse(s) | Alwiya Gamil (1939 – 1983) |
Mahmoud el-Meliguy (Arabic: محمود المليجي, transliteration: Maḥmoūd al-Meleygī) (22 December 1910 – 6 June 1983) was an Egyptian screenwriter and an actor of film, theatre, and television. Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Cairo () which means "the Vanquisher" or "the Triumphant" is the capital and largest city of Egypt. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language Different approaches and methods for the Romanization of Arabic exist Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) This article is about the contemporary North African ethnic group Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Egyptian cinema is Egypt 's flourishing Egyptian Arabic -language film industry based in Cairo. Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one Egyptian television began broadcasting its programs in 1960 Today it has more than eight national channels and several broadcast through satellite He started his career playing minor roles, but achieved stardom in the late 1930s. A popular and award-winning actor, he has acted in hundreds of films and was famous for his evil, villain roles. Because of his resemblance to Marlon Brando, he is nicknamed “Marlon Brando of the East”. Marlon Brando Jr (April 3 1924 – July 1 2004 was an Academy Award -winning American Actor, whose body of work spanned over half a century
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Early life and career
Mahmoud el-Meliguy was born to a Muslim family in the Megharbleen district in Cairo. A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion Cairo () which means "the Vanquisher" or "the Triumphant" is the capital and largest city of Egypt. His father, Hussein el-Meliguy, was a well-known trader in the area. He traded in cars and race horses. He had a great desire to become a singer and was taking lessons from a professional trainer, but his father opposed him and convinced him to quit and focus on his studies. He turned to boxing, a sport he always loved, but eventually quit after being injured. Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, In his school, el-Meliguy was the leader of the acting group. In one of the school group's performances, he was noticed by Fatma Roushdi, the founder of the Fatma Roushdi acting group, who convinced him to join her group.
Mahmoud started his acting career in the early 1930s as a member of Fatma Roushdi's group. His first role was in the play 667 Zeitoun (667 Olive). He played minor roles, like the role of a butler or a servant, and was paid a small fee of four Egyptian pounds. The Egyptian pound or gineih (الجنيه المصرى el-Gineih el-Miṣrī) Roushdi, who had noticed his acting skills and potentials, offered him his first major role, a leading role in the 1933 comedy film directed by the Italian film director Mario Folby, El-Zawaj (The Marriage). Events British Film Institute founded March 2 - King Kong premieres in New York City. Comedy film is a genre of Film in which the main emphasis is on humor. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. The film was a failure, which made el-Meliguy leave Roushdi's group. In 1936, he joined the famous Ramses group, which was founded and headed by Youssef Wahbi, and again played minor roles. Youssef Wahbi (يوسف وهبي ( July 14 1900 &ndash October 17 1982) was an Egyptian Actor and Film director He received a stipend of nine Egyptian pounds for his work with the group. He left the group and moved to several other groups before being chosen for his first villain role.
Career
El-Meliguy's breakthrough role came when Mohamed Abdel Wahab chose him to star in the film Lastu Malakan (I'm Not an Angel). Mohammed Abdel Wahab ( Arabic: محمد عبد الوهاب) also transliterated Mohammed Abd el-Wahaab ( 1907 - May 3, He was paid 900 Egyptian pounds and quickly achieved stardom. People praised him for the villain role he played in that film, and film critics described him as “the wickedness of cinema”. Film review redirects here for the similar sounding Film revue please visit Revue#Film revues. [1]
Personal life
Mahmoud el-Meliguy met the Egyptian actress Olwiyya Gamil in 1938 and married her in 1939. He acted in several films with her. The couple had a happy and strong relationship. They had no children except a daughter, Isis, from Alwiya's previous marriage. In 1963, after 24 years of his marriage to Alwiya Gamil, he married another woman, a young actress named Fawziyah al-Ansari, but their marriage lasted no longer than three days. Alwiya had allegedly compelled him to divorce her. His marriage with Alwiya Gamil ended in 1983, with his death. [2]
References
- ^ Biography. Kenanah celebrity. Retrieved on 2007-02-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor
- ^ Alwiya's biography. Yalla Cinema. Retrieved on 2007-02-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor
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| NAME | Meliguy, Mahmoud |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Film and television actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 22 December 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cairo, Egypt |
| DATE OF DEATH | 6 June 1983 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Cairo, Egypt |
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